‘New establishment’ not very D.C., but it’s plenty political

A handful of pols peppers the 2007 installment of “The Vanity Fair 100” power rankings of the “new establishment,” and several more politically influential individuals make the list as well.

Bill Clinton checks in at No. 6, while his veep, Al Gore, lands at No. 19. New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg (Will he run? Won’t he?) is No. 9, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is No. 50.

Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey and David Geffen — they of the Hollywood political fundraising battles — all make the top 20, while celebrity activists Bono and George Clooney crack the top 30.

The list is replete with media types, starting with News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch at No. 1. His underling, Fox News head Roger Ailes, checks in at No. 58. In the lower tier of the list, you’ll find The New York Times’ Thomas Friedman, NBC’s Tim Russert, PBS’s Charlie Rose, The Times’ Frank Rich, Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart, Fox’s Bill O’Reilly and the Huffington Post’s Arianna Huffington.